Demre
Demre | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 36°14′50″N 29°58′58″E / 36.24722°N 29.98278°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Antalya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gülsüm Cengiz (CHP) |
Area | 329 km2 (127 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | 27,691 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 07570 |
Area code | 0242 |
Website | www |
Demre is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 329 km2,[3] and its population is 27,691 (2022).[1] It was named after the river Demre.[4]
Demre is the
Geography
Demre is on the coast of the Teke peninsula, west of the bay of Antalya, with the Taurus Mountains behind. The mountains are forested and the coastal strip is made of good soil brought down by the mountain rivers. The climate is the typical Mediterranean pattern of hot dry summers and warm wet winters.
Before the tourism boom began in the 1980s the local economy depended on agriculture, which is still important today. The villages of Demre grow
The local cuisine includes fish and other seafood from the Mediterranean.
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Rocky coast in Demre
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A view of coastal homes and the castle
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Ancient Lycian Tombs overlooking the coast
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A local mosque
Climate
Demre has a
with very hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.Climate data for Demre (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 167.38 (6.59) |
115.19 (4.54) |
66.25 (2.61) |
34.54 (1.36) |
15.83 (0.62) |
3.86 (0.15) |
1.0 (0.04) |
4.72 (0.19) |
13.6 (0.54) |
71.06 (2.80) |
115.96 (4.57) |
201.45 (7.93) |
810.84 (31.92) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.8 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 57.7 |
Source: NOAA[7] |
Composition
There are 17
Demographics
The district has a population of 27,691 (2022).[1] The town itself has 18,268 inhabitants.[9]
History
See
Myra was one of the most important cities in ancient Lycia. Coins have been found dating back to 300 BC, but logically the city must have been founded centuries earlier. The city thrived as part of the Roman Empire and many public buildings were built.
In February 2021, Akdeniz University researchers led by Nevzat Çevik announced the discovery of dozens of 2,200-year-old terracotta sculptures with inscriptions in Myra. Archaeologists also revealed some material remains of the Hellenistic theater made of ceramic, bronze, lead, and silver. The figurines with partly preserved paint contained the appearances of men, women, cavalry, animals, some Greek deities and the names of artists.[10][11][12]
Places of interest
- A number of tombs with a particular local style.
- The Roman theatre and other remains of Roman Myra, in the town of Demre.
- Tombs carved into the rocks.
- The church of St Nicholas of Myra, honoring the bishop of Myra and the man popularly known as Santa Claus.
- The antique cities of Andriake and Simena
- A boat trip to the islands and sunken ruins of Kekova.
See also
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Demre Deresi: Turkey". Geographic Names. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-902743-34-2.
The Greek ghost town of Kaya in the hills behind Fethiye is the most dramatic reminder of this exodus, but derelict Greek houses can also be seen at Kalkan, Kas and Demre.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Demre". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Demre". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Painted Terracotta Figurines Discovered in Turkey - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ February 2021, Yasemin Saplakoglu-Staff Writer 04. "Greek gods and ancient mortals 'resurrected' in terracotta figurines discovered in Turkey". livescience.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Figurines found in Myra ancient city". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
External links
- Media related to Demre at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Demre at Wikispecies
- Demre municipality
- Photos from Demre Archived 2019-12-05 at the Wayback Machine